Optical Communications 100G Testing Solutions

For 100G design challenges, Tektronix provides instrumentation and measurement expertise for PHY TX, RX and Optical Modulation Analysis. Starting with the Tektronix DSA8300 Digital Sampling Oscilloscope for TX Eye Diagram Analysis, the BSA286C BERTScope for RX Test & BER Contour, along with the OM4000 Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer for Complex Modulation testing; Tektronix provides labs with a comprehensive PHY test suite for 100G standards verification and debug.

Standard	Throughput (Gb/sec)	Test Requirements	Recommended Tektronix Equipment
32G FC	28.05	Electrical Transmitter Optical Transmitter Electrical Receiver	DSA8300 with 80E10 DSA8300 with 80C10C BSA286C
100GBASE-LR4	4 x 25.781	Electrical Transmitter Optical Transmitter Electrical Receiver	DSA8300 with 80E10 DSA8300 with 80C10C BSA286C
OIF DP-QPSK	4 X 32	Optical Modulation & BER	OM4106D with DPO73304D

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Physical Layer Tests of 100 Gb/s Communications Systems Learn how to prepare for compliance measurements on 100G standards.
Bridging the Gap Between BER and Eye Diagrams — A BER Contour Tutorial Introduction to the BER Contour measurement.
Extinction Ratio (ER) Calibrated White Paper This white paper explains some of the benefits of highly accurate ER measurements in both 10 GbE (Ethernet), with its relatively low ER requirement, and in SONET/SDH, and the methodology that supports consistent, accurate ER result.
Coherent Optical Signal Generation with High-Performance AWG Learn how instrument characteristics and performance level of the AWG70000 influence the ability to generate different modulation schemes and the way the instrument’s flexibility can be used to compensate for internal and external device imperfections and to emulate component and link distortions.
Ultralow drive voltage silicon traveling-wave modulator Paper (Optical Society of America) In this paper from the Optical Society of America, the DSA8300 Series Oscilloscope is being used to verify operation of a broadband modulator with a drive voltage of 0.63 Vpp at 20 Gb/s.
Automating Bit Error Rate Measurements of Complex Modulated Optical Signals Common to all digital communications systems is the need to characterize bit error rates (BER). In this application note, you will learn how the Tektronix OM4106D Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer enables access to the complete set of variables for characterizing complex optical signals on fiber.
Characterizing an SFP+ Transceiver at the 16G Fibre Channel Rate Measurements needed to test an SFP+ transceiver to the 16G Fibre Channel standard.
Clock Recovery Primer+ Part 1 Look at clock recovery from a practical point of view, Part 1.

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Physical Layer Tests of 100 Gb/s Communications Systems

Learn how to prepare for compliance measurements on 100G standards.

Bridging the Gap Between BER and Eye Diagrams — A BER Contour Tutorial

Introduction to the BER Contour measurement.

Extinction Ratio (ER) Calibrated White Paper

This white paper explains some of the benefits of highly accurate ER measurements in both 10 GbE (Ethernet), with its relatively low ER requirement, and in SONET/SDH, and the methodology that supports consistent, accurate ER result.

Coherent Optical Signal Generation with High-Performance AWG

Learn how instrument characteristics and performance level of the AWG70000 influence the ability to generate different modulation schemes and the way the instrument’s flexibility can be used to compensate for internal and external device imperfections and to emulate component and link distortions.

Ultralow drive voltage silicon traveling-wave modulator Paper (Optical Society of America)

In this paper from the Optical Society of America, the DSA8300 Series Oscilloscope is being used to verify operation of a broadband modulator with a drive voltage of 0.63 Vpp at 20 Gb/s.

Automating Bit Error Rate Measurements of Complex Modulated Optical Signals

Common to all digital communications systems is the need to characterize bit error rates (BER). In this application note, you will learn how the Tektronix OM4106D Coherent Lightwave Signal Analyzer enables access to the complete set of variables for characterizing complex optical signals on fiber.

Characterizing an SFP+ Transceiver at the 16G Fibre Channel Rate

Measurements needed to test an SFP+ transceiver to the 16G Fibre Channel standard.

Clock Recovery Primer+ Part 1

Look at clock recovery from a practical point of view, Part 1.

Testing 25 & 28G Electrical Interfaces used in Optical Communications

See how the DSA8300 Series Sampling Oscilloscope can perform data eye diagram...

Duration: 5:29
OM4000 Optical Coherent Lightwave

In this short video, you will learn how to perform real-time processing of the...

Duration: 5:42

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PHY Layer Testing for 100G

In this application note, learn how to prepare for compliance measurements on 100G standards including IEEE802.3ba and the tests that help diagnose noncompliant components and systems.

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Coherent Modulation Analysis

In this video, you will learn how to perform real-time processing of the Optical Signal to Noise (OSNR) sensitivity effects of a 100G system configuration with the Tektronix OM4000.

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